What Is Blepharoplasty?
Blepharoplasty, more commonly known as eyelid surgery, is a surgical procedure to rejuvenate the appearance of your eyelids. It’s an operation that can help both women and men correct eyelids and look refreshed and alert.
Performed by a board-certified plastic surgeon, it treats conditions that include:
- Sagging eyelids
- Drooping eyelids
- Under-eye bags that make you look tired
- Extra skin that creates puffiness over your eyes
These conditions may be caused by genetics, aging or even lifestyle choices. The blepharoplasty technique removes, reduces or repositions the extra tissue and fat from your upper or lower eyelid — and sometimes both — to deliver a more youthful appearance. It can also treat functional eye issues by improving your peripheral vision.
But you can only realize the benefits of blepharoplasty when you have a skilled, compassionate cosmetic surgeon by your side. In New York City, Dr. David Shokrian at Millennial Plastic Surgery is your best choice, as he has more than 10 years of experience and a proven history of success in cosmetic surgeries. He’s not only an accomplished surgeon, he listens and cares about your goals.
How Can Blepharoplasty Improve My Vision?
Ptosis is a medical condition characterized by drooping upper eyelids. If there’s too much extra skin, it hangs over your eyes, preventing you from seeing clearly at the edges of your vision. Suffering from ptosis, therefore, is a valid medical reason to have upper eyelid surgery.
During the procedure, your surgeon either removes or adjusts the extra skin, muscle and fat to raise your eyelid into a more aesthetic position. The procedure may also tighten the muscles that lift the eyelids. As a result, blepharoplasty not only improves your visual appeal, but it also clears the sightlines that were limited by your sagging eyelids.
The procedure delivers several other benefits, as well, such as:
- Reduced headaches
- Enhanced eyelid symmetry
- Improved eye health
- Minimal scarring that fades completely in time
How Does Blepharoplasty Treat Other Functional Eyelid Issues?
There are a number of other medical conditions for which one type of blepharoplasty or another acts as an effective treatment. And when a board-certified cosmetic surgeon performs the procedure for a medically necessary reason, your insurance is likely to cover the costs.
These conditions include:
- Lower eyelid ectropion is a medical condition that causes your lower eyelid to turn outward. This exposes the inner surface of your eye, which leads to irritation and dryness.
- Lower eyelid entropion does the opposite: cause your lower eyelid to turn inward. When you have this condition, your eyelashes rub against your eye, leading to damage to the cornea.
- Lagophthalmos is the inability to completely close your eyelids. It leads to dryness, irritation and cornea damage because of the exposure.
- Dry eye syndrome, which can happen due to insufficient or sometimes poor-quality tears, can lead to pain and irritation.
- Eyelid trauma, from an accident or injury, can leave a deformed eyelid or functionally deficient eyelid.
- Less common eyelid issues, such as an eyelid tumor or eyelid dermatochalasis, which can impair your vision and damage your looks.
Blepharoplasty treats these conditions. Your NYC plastic surgeon corrects lower eye ectropion by tightening the muscles and tendons of your eyelid, restoring the lid to its proper position to protect your eye. Dr. Shokrian addresses entropion by adjusting the tissues and muscles of eyelid to reposition it so your eyelashes no longer irritate your eye. To treat lagophthalmos, he removes the excess skin, repositioning your eyelid to close properly.
How Does Blepharoplasty Treat Cosmetic Issues?
Besides using blepharoplasty for medical reasons, you may also choose it to improve the cosmetic aesthetics of your eyelids. This is the more common reason people want the procedure, even though most insurance policies don’t cover it.
Among the many cosmetic conditions that eyelid surgery addresses, some include:
- Fat deposits can accumulate beneath your eyes, which create puffy eyes or a swollen eye appearance, such as under-eye bags. Your NYC cosmetic surgeon uses blepharoplasty to remove or reposition those excess fat deposits through incisions either inside the lower eyelid or along your eyelash line. By focusing on the underlying fat pads, your surgeon tightens the lower eyelid skin and smooths the contours to reduce the puffiness, leading to a more rested appearance.
- Asymmetry between your eyes or eyelids can result from differences in the shape or size of the lids. Your plastic surgeon corrects this issue in a blepharoplasty procedure by removing the excess skin, muscle or fat from one eyelid to match the other lid. This creases balance and symmetry, ensuring uniformity and a more pleasing appearance.
Eyelids can become distorted from injuries to your face or head, as well as medical conditions that make them look asymmetrical or unnatural. Eyelid surgery reshapes and repositions your eyelid tissues as needed to not only enhance your overall facial symmetry, but also to make you look less tired or angry.
What Are Some of the Benefits of Blepharoplasty?
Choosing blepharoplasty offers many cosmetic and medical benefits. Besides improving your vision, a skilled plastic surgeon like Dr. Shokrian eliminates eyelid obstruction and reduces the wrinkles, puffiness and sagging skin around your eyes. Blepharoplasty eyelid surgery can be combined with other cosmetic procedures for a refreshed, more youthful appearance.
Consider complementary procedures such as:
- Brow lift
- Face lift
- Mini-facelift
- Skin resurfacing
- Injectables and fillers
This cosmetic procedure can help you boost your confidence, as well as your eye health. A better attitude about your looks can impact your social life. People notice the difference, but can’t pinpoint the change. They’ll ask you if you took time off for a vacation, as you appear well rested. Eyelid surgery creates a more welcoming, open look.
Millennial Plastic Surgery in New York City, with offices in the Bronx and Midtown Manhattan, has gained a reputation of excellence. You can rely on Dr. Shokrian’s vast and successful years of experience. Your safety and satisfaction become the surgical team’s top priorities. Book your free consultation to meet with Dr. Shokrian to determine if blepharoplasty is the right decision for you. Contact Millennial Plastic Surgery today because you deserve the best.